Banana loaf - Nutritional quality

This loaf was so tasty, it was moist and light, and I ate it for breakfast. It tasted so delicious with a coffee. I was curious, is this a good start to the day? I had substituted butter, which is high in saturated fats and currently expensive, with avocado oil, and I had also reduced the sugar by using banana. The cocoa almost took the highest flavour note, supported by walnuts that gave it a lovely harmony.

When I compare it to porridge for example, it is definitely higher in calories, but it is interesting that these GOOD breakfasts are not always what we think they should be. The seeds and nuts sure, but they are layered in sugars. If the sugar could be reduced further in this loaf would be a perfect breakfast

Side-by-side (per 100 g)

Food Calories Carbs Protein Fat Fiber

Avocado oil loaf~ 310 k cal~38 g 4–5 g 15–17 g 4–5 g

Vogel’s granola~ 475 k cal~55 g 10 g 21 g 8 g

Insights

• Granola is the densest: even higher in calories than your loaf, due to nuts + oil + oats.

• Protein & fiber: Granola leads for both (10 g protein, 8 g fiber per 100 g).

• Loaf sits in the middle for calories, with good fiber but less protein.